Margaret

from Margaret EP by The Best Around

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Margaret is a song about my cousin who quickly passed away from a rare disease a few weeks before we went into quarantine for covid-19. Her sudden death was a precursor of the absurdities to come. To cope with her death I have re-imagined it where she noped out of all of this.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Todd Pruner

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Margaret
You wouldn't have made it
We were all stuck at home
You'd have been all alone

Margaret
You were a butterfly
Making friends all your life
Even on your way to die

Margaret
You wouldn't have made it
Your foresight must have been pretty good
You got out as quick as you could

2020 I see you now
Everything makes sense somehow
It's absurd, it's a test
Margaret wouldn't want any of this

2020 yeah coming in clear
No idea where we go from here
It's absurd, I expect no less
Margaret wouldn't want any of this

Margaret
When I saw you cry
I was scared to comfort you
And I don't know why

Margaret
You vanished before our eyes
One day lilting deliberately
The next day paralyzed

Margaret
We're at your bedside
Can you hear us?
We came to say goodbye

2020 I see you now
Everything makes sense somehow
It's absurd, it's a test
Margaret wouldn't want any of this

2020 yeah coming in clear
No idea where we go from here
It's absurd, I expect no less
Margaret wouldn't want any of this

Margaret
There's no time to mourn
Onto the next tragedy
Since the day we're born

Margaret
You wouldn't have made it
We were all stuck at home
You'd have been all alone

credits

from Margaret EP, released August 14, 2020
Lyrics and music by Camron Rushin
accoustic and electric guitar, Micro-Korg, Moog, pocket operators by Todd Pruner
lead guitar and trombone by Jonathon Merz

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The Best Around Austin, Texas

Like the Beach Boys if the Beach Boys were locked down and couldn't get down to the beach.

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